Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pn reflx] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the set , Dustin cast himself as the sensible person , whereas Mia was busy ‘ talking to the spirit of Mozart ’ , perhaps under the influence of André Previn ( still married to Dory Previn ) , the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra , with whom she had recently fallen in love . |
| 2 | By going global before its rivals and by investing heavily in managerial expertise , IBM launched itself as the world 's biggest computer company . |
| 3 | In this speech , Mr Patten confirmed himself as the leading exponent in the Cabinet of a traditional Toryism owing nothing to Mrs Thatcher . |
| 4 | Second seed Sampras established himself as the odds-on favourite to win his second US Open title with a 6–7 7–6 6–1 6–1 victory . |
| 5 | Nehru saw himself as the central figure ; the veteran of the fight against colonialism and the apostle of non-alignment . |
| 6 | Emily saw herself as the Elephant 's Child in the Just So Stories , drawn by her ‘ satiable curiosity to partake of all new experience . |
| 7 | Throughout his long struggle with Giraud , de Gaulle depicted himself as the one who was in touch with the aspirations of the Resistance . |
| 8 | Amy cast herself as The Maid and proceeded to rush around the house performing errands and putting the world to rights . |
| 9 | Kate told herself as the Porsche leapt forward as if pleased to be released from this rather unfashionable and cheap part of London which was the only place she could afford to live in a small flat by herself . |
| 10 | London-born Mike MacFarlane established himself as the top black British athlete by winning the 200 metres European title , though his form thereafter lapsed and , although he made the 1980 Olympic sprint team , he failed to make the finals . |
| 11 | The early 1980s was a time of immense fertility for blacks in sport : as well as their presence in athletics , boxing and soccer , Desmond Douglas established himself as the top table tennis player in the UK , ; Eugene Codrington consolidated his captaincy of the British karate team ( composed mainly of other blacks ) and Roland Butcher became the second black player to play for an MCC touring side ( the first being Basil D'Oliviera of South Africa ) . |
| 12 | In his mind 's eye , Preston saw himself as the daddy in one of the twins ' bedtime books . |
| 13 | Mr. Qalib signed himself as the ‘ Prime Minister of Somalia . ’ |
| 14 | It means that Paul VI saw himself as the true heir of Pope John — but of a very different Pope John from the version usually presented to the public . |